Professional Policing (Hons) University of Hull

Overview

Professional Policing (Hons) programme at  University of Hull  will give you the knowledge and professional skills you need for a career in the police service.

You’ll also learn directly from experienced practitioners through regular guest lectures and specialist sessions. Recent speakers have included officers from Humberside Fire & Rescue, and police officers from rural and wildlife crime and cybercrime units. Topics such as professional standards, digital forensics and contemporary investigative practice ensure your learning reflects the realities and challenges of modern policing

Future prospects

• While this degree prepares you for a career in policing, it will also open up wider opportunities within the criminal justice arena.
• Our partnership with Humberside Police gives you the practical skills and experience to progress into policing and wider criminal justice roles. Graduates have gone on to join local and national police forces, specialist constabularies, Ministry of Defence police, the prison and probation services, counter‑terrorism teams and organisations such as the CPS, as well as roles in intelligence, investigations and teaching.
• Other career opportunities lie within data analysis, social justice, victim support, voluntary work, criminology and law-related careers, as well as many areas of research.